Morrissey hospitalized with pneumonia

Singer Morrissey is in hospital suffering from pneumonia in both his lungs.

The former The Smiths star has cancelled a string of dates on his current North American tour, including one on Saturday night in San Francisco, citing health issues including the throat condition Barrett esophagus and a bleeding ulcer.

He returned to the stage in San Diego, Calif., last month, but the British star has since postponed another show and revealed he is suffering from the potentially life-threatening lung condition.

A statement from Morrissey’s representative reads, “Morrissey is presently being treated in San Francisco for ‘double pneumonia,’ but remains on course to headline the Vive Latino festival in Mexico City on March 14.”

Morrissey’s postponed show at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco will now take place on May 1.